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Matilda, also spelled Mathilda and Mathilde, is the English form of the Germanic female name Mahthildis, which derives from the Old High German "maht" (meaning "might and strength") and "hild" (meaning "battle"). [1] The name was most popular in the United States between 1880 and 1910, when it was among the top 200 names given to girls.
Matilda Wormwood, also known by her adoptive name Matilda Honey, is the title character of the bestselling 1988 children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl.She is a highly precocious five and a half (six and a half in the 1996 film) year old girl who has a passion for reading books.
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Edition Host Mascot(s) Description Pictures 1978: Edmonton: Keyano: Grizzly bear: 1982: Brisbane: Matilda: Red kangaroo [1]: 1986: Edinburgh: Mac [2]: Scottish ...
The movie was based on Roald Dahl's classic book of the same name, and told the story of Matilda, a genius little girl who has special magical powers. Photo cred: Getty
The two girls basketball coaches have always wondered why some high school athletics teams use the "ette" suffix to feminize their mascots. Chavez said some of the players she coached at Santa Fe ...
Mattie is a given name and nickname, used for people with names such as Matthew, Matthea, Matilda, or Martha. People. Mattie Blaylock (1850–1888), ...
The team's official nickname is "the Matildas" (from the Australian folk song "'Waltzing Matilda"; officially known as the CommBank Matildas for sponsorship reasons [2]); they were known as the "Female Socceroos" before 1995. [3] Australia is a three-time OFC champion, one-time AFC champion and one-time AFF champion.